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on the railing pillar of Sanchi Stupa No. 2 the goddess
Gajalaksmi is seen at the top of a lotus scroll, standing
on a lotus with palms joined together in adoration.
on two more lotuses at the level of the hip of the
goddess the two elephants stand simultaneously raising
with their trunks two water pots over her. Two more
lotuses are seen on the two sides of the pots. At the
lower level the lotus creeper shows a pair of antelopes
and lions and a couple from bottom to top.
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A statuette (ht. 9 inches) of Gaja-Laksmi has been
preserved in the Mathur膩 Museum and its number is 728.
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It is standing Gaja-Lakami. The right hand of the figure
is in abhaya pose and the left hand holds a lotus parasol.
A pair of elephants are performing abhiseka in the upper
corners. This figure is of the Kus膩峁嘺 period :
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The Head (ht. 1 inch -4陆 inches) of an image of
Gaja-Laksmi is preserved in the Mathura Museum.
are two inverted water jars being emptied on the head of
the goddess and held in elephant trunks. It is also of
Kus膩na period. This head has been discovered from
Sitala-ghati in Mathur膩 city.
33 "The abhiseka of Sri-Laksmi is depicted on a railing
pillar at Bodhgaya, ca 100 B.C.
The abhiseka of Sri-Laksmi is depicted on a tympanum
of the caitya-hall at Manmoda, 1st century B.C. 34
A few references may be noted in connection with the
iconography of Laksmi in general 鈥� -
33 Dr. Niranjan Ghosh, op. cit., pp. 79 and 85-86.
34 A.K. Coomaraswamy, op. cit., Eastern Art, Vol. II, 1930,
p. 242.